Redwood National and State Parks

In Focus: Ansel Adams Photography Why people love photographs? Photographs are the treasured memories of our life experiences. It reminds us of the beautiful things we observe, perceives, adore and complete or achieve. The question is what it takes to capture creative and quality photos? On 1902, Ansel Adams a well-known American photographer was born in San Francisco California with the passion in photography and natural environment. His passion leads his way to creatively photographed and…

Levy believes that the social structure of wolves drastically changes the functions of an ecosystem. Gordon Haber was tracking a wolf pack that had been around for 40 years until his plane crashed on the Toklat River located near the Denali National Park, Alaska, that October. The sudden death of Gordon silenced one of the most well-known and controversial advocates for the protection of wolves. He was known to be an independent biologist that…

The United States Forest Service was created at the turn of the twentieth century to help ensure the forest and lands of the US were taken care of. This was the first time leaders were chosen because of their knowledge of nature instead of some bureaucracy non sense. The Forest Service was staffed with university educated foresters chosen because of their expertise of the forest. Before the US Forest Service was formed politicians managed the land that belonged to the government and this was…

creation of America's National Park System. A whole new federal bureau was created and tasked with the responsibility of protecting the then only 35 national parks and monuments, and the promise to protect all future additions. Thus, America's greatest idea was born. Fast forward one hundred years, and the National Parks System is a vast network of dizzying diversity and majestic landscapes, monuments, and historical sites. While only 59 locations feature the words "national park" in their…

a variety of obstacles that have hindered their healthy lifestyles. The Florida panther has been especially affected by these obstacles. In the November 1997 issue of National Parks, Yvette La Pierre’s description of the Florida panther in her article entitled “On the edge: Florida panthers, which once roamed the southeastern states, have been reduced to one population” is sad because it reveals that the Florida panther population has been greatly harmed as a result of pollutants, habitat loss,…

The National Park of American Samoa is a national park established on October 31, 1988. It is located in Polynesia, Oceania at latitude 13.8333°S, 171.7500° W American Samoa is made of seven islands which are Tutuila, Tau, Olosega, Ofu, Aunuu, Rose Atoll, and Swains Island. All of the island's main biomes are the tropical rainforest. American Samoa was not established as a national park until 1993 when the park signed a 50-year lease agreement with eight participating villages in Tutuila, Tau,…

declare this lava bed to become a park," I hear President Calvin Coolidge. This Lava Bed is located on the border of California and Oregon. At this site you are able to see caves, take a tour around the park, go hiking on scenic trails, climb cinder cones and learn about volcanoes that are active or inactive. I think this field trip would be educational because we would be there and we would remember instead of pictures off the internet. The tour around the park will be historical because…

president Theodore Roosevelt became a conservationist. After becoming president in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt used his authority to protect wildlife and public lands by creating the United States Forest Service (USFS) and enabling the American Antiquities Act of 1906. During his presidency, Roosevelt established five national parks and protected approximately 230 million acres of public land. President Theodore Roosevelt conserved many natural environments of the…

chance to see again. The wolves in Yellowstone are hard to find. They have a very interesting history where the population of the wolves was extinguished. In 1805, the first human came to yellowstone and that started the development of yellowstone national park and the killing of the wolves. By 1926 all of the wolves in yellowstone had been killed. Slowly, scientist saw the impact of the wolves and decided to try to re-introduce the wolves back into the ecosystem. The population today is…

Stones River National Battlefield While preparing for my visit to Stones River National Battlefield, I did some digging on the Internet and found out that the Battle of Stones River started on December 31, 1862. My preparation mainly involved reading about the site, especially its history and why it had been designated as a national historical site. The site was one among the many bloody civil war conflicts. The battle produced significant political and military benefits for the Union, but more…